Journal
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING A-STRUCTURAL MATERIALS PROPERTIES MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROCESSING
Volume 530, Issue -, Pages 21-27Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.msea.2011.09.001
Keywords
Bainitic packet; Microstructural unit; Cleavage fracture
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For a bainitic steel of C = 0.38%, the bainitic packet size measured by OM is about 3.5 times larger than that measured by EBSD with a 15 degrees grain boundary misorientation. This ratio is used to calculate the effective surface energy given by Griffith's model for cleavage fracture. Average ferrite lath width and cementite carbide width values are also measured. Following the general form of Griffith's equation, the effective surface area of cleavage fracture gamma(p) is determined for each microstructural unit. It is concluded that the bainite packet size determined by EBSD with a 15 degrees misorientation angle criterion is the microstructural parameter that controls cleavage crack propagation. Given the relationship between the average unit crack path (UCP) and the bainitic packet size, it is concluded that the effective surface energy of cleavage fracture (gamma(p)) is between 71.6 and 82.6 J m(-2). (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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